You are Invited - The Battles at Wise - July 6, 7, 8

Mountain Rebels by Rob Hibbitts

This event in Wise should be a blast. I plan to spend every minute I can checking it out. The website is here. On Friday night there will be a Soldiers Ball in front of the Court House. Then on Saturday the schedule looks like this.

• 8:30 a.m. Officer’s Call
  9:00 a.m. Camps Open to the Public
  10:00 a.m. Welcome Parade
  2:00 p.m. Capture of Gladeville
  3:00 p.m. Ladies Tea – Appalachian Children’s Theatre
  4:00 PM Dedication of the Wise Cemetery Program
  6:00 p.m. Re-Enactor’s Picnic
  7:00 p.m. General’s Dinner at Mosby’s
  10:00 p.m. Camps Closed to Public

The General’s Dinner at Mosby’s will provide the opportunity to have a meal with Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, John Hunt Morgan, James Longstreet, and President James A. Garfield. The dedication at the Cemetery should also be interesting. I wrote a little about the Immortal 600 here. I count 36 Civil War veterans that will be honored. Then on Sunday the event schedule is

• 8:30 a.m. Officer’s Call
• 9:00 a.m. Camps open to the public
• 9:30 a.m. Troops begin march out of Wise to Lake Street location
• 11:00 a.m. Church Service and Dinner on the Ground
• 2:00 p.m. Battle of Cranesnest

I will miss some of Saturdays events, but I plan on enjoying all of the Sunday events. Dinner on the ground....It is good to see those words. You don't see or hear that often anymore. If you have nothing to do this weekend come on down to Wise and check this historical event out.